diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index 9dca01adf5..1f5b4bdbcd 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -456,19 +456,6 @@ init_package_cache() {
   fi
 }
 
-check_path() {
-  local dashes="===========================" path_err_msg
-  if [ "${PWD##/usr}" != "${PWD}" ]; then
-    path_err_msg="\n $dashes$dashes$dashes"
-    path_err_msg="${path_err_msg}\n ERROR: Detected building inside /usr"
-    path_err_msg="${path_err_msg}\n $dashes$dashes$dashes"
-    path_err_msg="${path_err_msg}\n This is not supported with our buildsystem."
-    path_err_msg="${path_err_msg}\n Please use another dir (for example your \$HOME) to build ${DISTRONAME}"
-
-    die "${path_err_msg}"
-  fi
-}
-
 load_build_config() {
   if [ -d "${1}" -a -f ${1}/.build.conf ]; then
     source ${1}/.build.conf
@@ -486,6 +473,19 @@ save_build_config() {
   done
 }
 
+check_path() {
+  local dashes="===========================" path_err_msg
+  if [ "${PWD##/usr}" != "${PWD}" ]; then
+    path_err_msg="\n $dashes$dashes$dashes"
+    path_err_msg="${path_err_msg}\n ERROR: Detected building inside /usr"
+    path_err_msg="${path_err_msg}\n $dashes$dashes$dashes"
+    path_err_msg="${path_err_msg}\n This is not supported with our buildsystem."
+    path_err_msg="${path_err_msg}\n Please use another dir (for example your \$HOME) to build ${DISTRONAME}"
+
+    die "${path_err_msg}"
+  fi
+}
+
 check_distro() {
   local dashes="===========================" distro_err_msg
   if [ -z "${DISTRO}" -o ! -d "${DISTRO_DIR}/${DISTRO}" ]; then
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ check_arch() {
 }
 
 check_config() {
+  check_path
   check_distro
   check_project
   check_device
diff --git a/config/options b/config/options
index e6d8d2867c..79580973b1 100644
--- a/config/options
+++ b/config/options
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ fi
 
 [ -z "${_DEBUG_DEPENDS_LIST+x}" ] && set_debug_depends
 
-check_path
 check_config
 
 . config/graphic